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the whole it was only somewhat rarely that dead trees were found 

 on this part of the lagoon. 



This luxuriant mangrove forest extends as far towards the east as 

 shelter is found, it is broadest in the western end, and at the 

 same time as the land gets more exposed and mixed with sand 

 it gradually narrows. Rhizophora mangle becomes more rare and 

 disappears altogether, while Avicennia and especially Laguncularia 

 still continue growing. Gradually the sand vegetation more and 

 more predominates though intermingled with Cotiocarpus inside 

 towards the lagoon, where too a border with Laguncularia, Batis, 

 Wedelia and others occurs. This border-vegetation thus fringed 

 the almost bare flat inside the lagoon. 



Even if this description of the present state of the lagoon is 

 in many regards far from adequate, yet it may possibly be able 

 to give some information in the event of a later examination of 

 its vegetation. As to how the development will take place it is 

 difficult to offer any opinion, but most likely a greater part of the 

 interior will be covered by Avicennia and Laguncularia, while 

 there is less probability that Bhizophora-foresi will arise like those 

 which were found here before the hurricane, 



2. The Salicornia formation. 



(Gfr. B0rgesen 1898, p. 56, 1900, p. 52.) 



Closely connected with the mangrove formation, and growing 

 inside its limit especially often in company with its innermost part, 

 a vegetation of salt-bushes is found in marshy localities on the 

 highest-lying grounds along with the Laguncularia association. After 

 one of its most characteristic species it may be called the Salicornia 

 formation. 



This salt-bush vegetation, which in my earlier paper I have 

 mentioned in direct connection with the mangrove vegetation in a 

 special section: "Saltholdige Lersletter" (1898, p. 56; "vegetation des 

 plaines argileuses salines", 1900, p. 52), occurs partly and especially 

 on the wide marsh-like flats which lie in the- interior of Krausse's 

 lagoon (cfr. fig. 15, and pi. 8 and 9 in my earlier paper), partly 

 it also encircles the lagoons and salt ponds, where the mangrove 

 vegetation is absent. 



With the right of the strongest, the mangrove vegetation quite 

 excludes the salt-shrubs, so that these are only found, either where 



